Harness attachment.



No. 650,703. Patented May 29, I900.

E." T. BASKIN &. A. SHEPHERD.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed Aug. 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

TATES:

EDWIN T.CBASKIN AND ALFRED SHEPHERD, or MALTA BEND, MISSOURI.

HAnNEss ArrAci-IMeNr.

srncirrcnrroiv forming part of Letters Patent are. 650,703, dated m 29,1900.

Serial No. 7283615. (No infidel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN T. BASED? and ALFRED SHEPHERD, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Malta Bend, in the county of Saline andState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvments'inHarness; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same;

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in harness, moreparticularly to the hooks and terrets and the means for fastening thesame; and its object, among other things, is to provide hooks andterrets of peculiar construction whereby lines may be quickly placed andretained therein; also, to provide a strong, durable, and eflicientfastening for said rings, (lac.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofour invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a detail View of a terret, itswasher, and fastening devices assembled. Fig. 2 is a view of a hook andits washer, showing the parts detached. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail viewsof modified forms of terret and hook.

Referring to said figures by letters of reference, A is a terret formedfrom a rod of suitable metal bent into a substantially-circular or otherform, with its ends passing each other and then bent toward each otherin opposite directions at right angles to the plane of the terret, as atA. These ends A are arranged preferably so as not to contact with eachother and are preferably provided with knobs a. The terret is shownpermanently fixed to the screw B, projecting through a washer G and anut D, adapted to be secured to a harness-pad. The lower portion of thering A is adapted to be seated within a recess 0 in washer 0 when thescrew is tightened. The nut D is preferably of the form shown, having asplit pin D extending from each end, said pins each adapted to projectthrough the pad and then spread apart, obviating the necessity of usingrivets.

In Fig. 2 we have shown a terret E, embodying many of the featureshereinbefore described. This terret is provided with a hook portion E Eand an upwardly-projecting arm E the ends of both being bent in oppositedi rections and overlapping, as shown. It is ob vious that by thisconstruction of terret a line may be quickly inserted therein withoutnecessitating the unbuckling thereof and when once within the terretcannot be removed therefrom without bending the line or strap out of theline of the strain thereon and then slipping it between the ends of thering. It will be seen that when the terret is placed under unusualstrain the ends will close up and strengthen each other. Also by fastening the terrets by means of a hook, as here I inafter shown anddescribed, they may be readily removed and replaced without entirelyremoving the screw.

While this invention is especially adapted for terrets or hooks, We donot limitit thereto, as the same can be used effectively on snap-hooks,hames, &c.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the terret and hook are shown shaped or reduced at apoint A intermediate their length, forming shoulders a and upon thisshaped or reduced portion in termediate the shoulders is adapted to beara hook B, formed upon the end of a screw B, adapted to pass through awasher O and a nut D, secured to the harness-pad. The end of this hook Bis adapted when the screw is tightened to become seated within a slot 0in washer O, the ring being drawn into and held within a second slot 0arranged within the washer O at right angles to slot 0.

In the foregoing description we have shown the preferred form of ourinvention; but we do not limit ourselves thereto,as we are aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve the rightto make such changesas fairly fall within the scope of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hook or terret of the character described having arms which arebent in oppo site directions and overlap each other, sub stantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of a fastening-screw In testimony whereof we aliixour signaand a hook, a washer having two slots or detnres in presence oftwo Witnesses.

pressions, O and O and a harness-mount- EDWIN T. BASKIN.

ing, the hook and the mounting adapted to ALFRED SHEPHERD. 5 be seatedand interlocked in said slots or de- \Vitnesses:

pressions, when the fastening-screw is tight- C. II. THOMAS,

ened, substantially as described. JOHN \V. DAY.

